http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Are-there-special-mortgages-for-students-in-medical-school/211382/ Zillow Advice | Zillow Real Estate http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Are-there-special-mortgages-for-students-in-medical-school/211382/ Bought at age 36 actually.&nbsp; Talk about delayed gratification.&nbsp; Now&nbsp;at 41 I am down to 30,000 in student loans. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:20:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Are-there-special-mortgages-for-students-in-medical-school/211382/ 2009-03-17T02:20:00Z http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Are-there-special-mortgages-for-students-in-medical-school/211382/ As a former medical student I would tell&nbsp;them to RENT!!!&nbsp; He/she have 4 years of med school ahead of&nbsp;them that pays nothing.&nbsp; Then they can look forward to a 3 yr or more residency that will likely not be in the same town his med school training is.&nbsp; Then&nbsp;they will likely finish residency and be in yet another town for&nbsp;their first jobs.&nbsp; All of these moves will also involve changes in pay.&nbsp; I rented and then used base housing from med school to residency to my military payback.&nbsp; Only when I finished those obligations did I buy my first house at age 31.<br/><br/>Two med students getting married can be very very tough.&nbsp; They will spend the next 10 years or more seeing each other very rarely.&nbsp; They may also not be able to get residencies in the same city.&nbsp; They will both need to be very understanding individuals to make things work.<br/><br/>Make sure to support her and best wishes.<br/><br/>David Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:46:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Are-there-special-mortgages-for-students-in-medical-school/211382/ 2009-03-17T01:46:00Z